The Portland daily press., 1887-03-04
A Large Majority in Favor of the
New Company.
Continuation of the Investigation OF
tuberculosis.
A Belfast Matter to Come up In the
House.
Two Reports on the Capital Punish
ment Question.
Especial TO the Press.l

Especial 10 the PreSS.l
AUGUSTA, March 3.
In the Senate to-day the ten-hour bills had
the floor nearly all the forenoon. Senator
Heath of Kennebec, auther of minority re-
port B dhe Heath bilD opened the debate
with very able and elaborate speech in
favor of that measure. He first revived the
labor laws of Maine as they exist on the
statute books to-day. "0ne and all of.them,"
said he, ''are series of dead letters" This
agitation for ten-hour legislation began in
1888. In 1885 it resulted in. the passage of
the McGlllicuddy bill by the House of Repre-
sentatives, though not by the Senate. Senator
Heath then showed how the Republican
party had met this popular demand, and
here he made his most effective argument
against the Looney bill just passed by the
House. From the interview with Mr. Bod
well published before election. from the
platform of the Republican party adopted at
Lewiston and from Mr.. Bodwell's letter of
acceptance. he argued that labor legislation
had been virtually promised by the Republi-
can party, and that most important point
of all-nothing was said at all about women
and children. On the contrary the desirabi
lity of but ten-hours of labor day for men,
women and children had been emphasized.
The Looney bill, Mr.. Heath thought, was
not the bill called for by the professions of
the Republican party. On the question of
the constitutionality of law including men
as well as women and children Mr.. Heath
made a long and profound argument to show
that the police power of the State is suff-
clent to determine how long men shall work
in mills and factories. In support of this
position he cited long list of decisions.
In conclusion Mr.. Heath moved that
minority report B Heath bilD be substituted
Tor the majority report The speech was
listened to attentively by the Senate and by
piece of oratory this speech ranks ahead of
anything yet said in either branch Of the
Legislature.
Yet Mr.. Lumbert of Aroostook, who cham
pions the Looney bill, in few very sensible
remarks and without much if any previous
preparation, did much towards counteract-
ing whatever impression may have been
made by Mr.. Heath's speech. Senator Lum-
bert's argument was based on the ground
that the labor bill that is wanted is not the
bill that can be enforced with the greatest
good and least damage to all concerned. For
that reason he favored the bill which in
cluded in its provisions only women and
children Two years ago, as. he showed,
Senator Heath also favored such bill.
Mr.. Lumbert announced. that the friends
of the Looney bill would agree to an amend
ment giving a little more latitude to the sar-
dine manufacturers on the coast who want
to hire young children for portion of the
season.
The debate did not close today, but went
over TO tomorro4a
Bar Harbor Water.
in the House of Representatives this fore
noon, the Bar Harbor water fight was finish
ed, as far as the House is concerned, with
triumphant victory for the new company
the Eden Company. Mr.. Grindle and John
c. Talbot made the fight for the Rodicks this
forenoon, and for the other side were Pow
ers of Houlton and Wright of Paris. All the
forenoon the question was debated. When
the vote was taken the new company's char
ter passed by a vote of 101 to 80. In the Sen
ate the opinion seems to be that the decision
will also be favorable to the new company.
In the House this morning the vote was ON
the passage of the charter of the Eden, or
new company, to be engrossed. The follow
Ing are the yeas and nays
YEAs-Messrs. Alden, Alexander, Allen, Aver
Barker, Billings, Bowker, Bryant, Burns, Carle-
ton, Clark of Caribou, Clark OF Bangor, Clark
OF Calais; Clark Of Saco, Cloutier, Cook, Cor
Engel, Farfar, Floyd, Fogg,' Foster Friend,
Gagnon, Glover, Greene, Greer. Harding Of Dur
Hawkes., Hayden, Heaid, Hersey, Ho6son,,
Hodgkins, Hunter. Jones, Jordan, Judkins, Kid
der htfngsemTy Knapp LIBBY Of i, Bgrnham Libby
Moore Of Gardiners oBrien, NeaiIeyy iIy NeWseTt
Pray, Purinton, Randall Reynolds, Richards,
sanborn oi Island Falls. Sawyer, sca@man, Scott,
Wakefed, Warren OF Buxton, Warren OF Wins
low, Waugh, Wedgewood Wentworth, Whitcomb,
Nrldns Wnltmore, Midber' Wiggin, Wyhe, Witham,
N1Ys-Messrs. Adams, Beal, Bennett Boynton,
Bradish, Bradley, Brown, Chase Of Damariscotta,
hnrtfx nAfAN EAlc
Ferguson, Grindle, Hamilton OF Cumberland,
Horrigan, Leyensaler, Mason, Moore: Of Deering,
Small, sylvester, Talbot, Walton. Watts. oWy, Weyy,,
mouth. Wilson, Wiswell, Woodman-33.
=, ABsENT.Messrs, :, Bishop, Field, Clifford, Hall,
Marston, Morrill, Purington of Bowdoinham,
Ray, Ross, Smith, Thurlow-15.
The Lobster Law.
The committee on fisheries and game have
at last, after careful consideration, decided
ON lobster law which they will report to the
Senate. The bill has the unanimous APP
proval of the committee. 1t also aims at "a
complete revolution in our law relating to
the lobster. In the first place the law if
passed is not to go into effect until July /,
1887. This provision is for the benefit of the
Gamers. The bill provides that there shall
be close time on Holsters between August
1st and September 10Th in each year. The
penalty for violation of this close time is
$50 for the first offense and 81 for each lob
ster caught. killed, sold, &c. During this
close time all traps, nets, &C., musts be re-
moved from. the water, and any not re-
$25, and further fine of S. day while the
traps remain in. Section of the billpr
vides that mo person or corporation shall
can or preserve any lobster between July
1st to the 18th of the following April.
Heavy penalties are prescribed for disobe
dience. This, however, would not prevent
dealers from picking a surplus stock Sec
tion makes it unlawful to buy, sell, expose
for sale, etc., ''any lobster in spawn or with
eggs attached. or any lobster less than fen